# Snake Game Classic 1997 — user reviews > 73 indexed App Store user reviews of Snake Game Classic 1997 by Doan Ha, rated 4.44/5 from 694 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snake-game-classic-1997/id1052577764/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/snake-game-classic-1997/id1052577764.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 587 · 4★ 7 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 13 · 1★ 84 ## What do users think of Snake Game Classic 1997? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Fast and responsive - 👍 Simple and easy to play - 😊 Nostalgic and fun **Cons** - 🐛 Inconsistent controls - 🤯 Frustrating direction changes - 💤 Boring and lacking features - 🤖 Intrusive ads **Commonly reported bugs** - Snake moves in wrong direction - Game crashes or freezes - Ads interrupt gameplay **Most requested features** - Add sound and music - Implement swipe controls - Introduce new game modes - Improve graphics and visuals ## Newest reviews (13 of 73) ### 3/5 — Idk *2023-07-09* I think it’s an ok game, people are saying they can’t control the snake but I can just fine, it’s a but boring honestly but if you want a game when you have little storage left I recommend ### 2/5 — Mid game *2023-07-07* I think it is kinda good but to be honest it can get really boring and I don’t like how you use 10s instead of 1s even though that is small and can you please update the game like new skins holidays and bug fixes so honestly there is not a lot to say about this game because you don’t update it so this is why my review is kind of short anyway I hope the creator reads this Please bye ### 3/5 — Poor directional control *2022-09-27, version 1.1* It’s a fun game until it isn’t due to poor directional control response causing premature death. Too many times the snake turned in the opposite direction selected (down instead of up for example), and if you’re trying to do quick changes it can lead to the game ending prematurely. I’m typically getting in the 1400+ scores so it’s not newbie mistakes. Thanks for the few hours of fun, I enjoyed the graphics and the simplicity but I’m deleting this app and moving on. ### 1/5 — ur mom *2021-11-11* literally cant even move 😘😍 ### 3/5 — Good but then annoying *2021-11-04* The game itself is pretty good but then sometimes (even a few times in a row) I begin playing and an ad comes up. Ads are fine, however the game doesn’t pause while the ad is on the screen so when you finally are able to quit the ad you’ve got a game over already! ### 3/5 — Good *2021-10-24* I love the game but the controls are trash I thought where you click is we’re you go but you need to tap the screen and it will make you go a random way ### 2/5 — Proofread title *2021-10-18* It comes up as snack game instead of snake game! And it goes in opposite directions to what you want it to go. ### 1/5 — Bad *2021-09-30* You can go of the grass worst game ever so badly made ### 1/5 — The APP says SNACK Classic *2021-08-13, version 1.1* I haven’t even played it yet. I downloaded it and it comes up SNACK Classic, not Snake. Seriously?? You can’t even spell it right. Deleting right after I leave this review. ### 1/5 — broken game don’t install *2021-07-07* well it don’t work ### 1/5 — boo *2021-06-23, version 1.1* snake doesn’t even move smh graphics are so ugly too ### 2/5 — Don’t try to swipe up *2021-02-15, version 1.1* When ever I try to swipe up to change the direction of the snake it goes downwards ### 1/5 — Deleting *2021-01-12, version 1.1* Why am I not able to delete this app? I find that very aggravating. You are taking my free will away by not giving me that option. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t play correctly. *2023-11-07* The snake moves in different directions than the ones you swipe in. Makes it annoying and very hard to enjoy. Deleted the game almost immediately after downloading. ### 1/5 — Ugh *2023-10-28* Swipe one way and goes the other every time very annoying. And snake should be able to go off screen and back from the other side ### 1/5 — Bad Control *2023-04-23* This game is fun but you have to swipe instead of buttons. I tried it for 5 minutes and immediately got sick of it. ### 1/5 — Terrible excuse for snake *2022-06-15, version 1.1* Trash don’t waste your time, snake moves in wrong direction of swipe. Very disappointed. Garbage. ### 1/5 — Bland and bad controls *2022-04-22, version 1.1* The game design is nice but thats just about the end of good things i have for this game, the controls are horrendous you have to touch the direction you want to go at! Why not just make it swipe controls that would've made it so much more fun and easier to handle, also why is there no sounds in the game its so bland and boring like this I know its meant to act like an old game but at least those had a sound for when I ate a byte while here there is nothing no sounds or music or haptic feedback its like they did the bare minimum for the game without incorporating any extra functions for the game, if they were to add optional swipe controls for people who like that, some sounds / music and optional haptic feedback this game would go from 1 star to 5 instantly ### 1/5 — Snack *2022-01-27, version 1.1* Does anyone else notice the title is snack on the homepage when you downlod it ### 1/5 — Bad *2022-01-21* Very bad ### 1/5 — Meh *2021-12-27, version 1.1* Can’t go up .. annoying ### 1/5 — Kinda crappy *2021-12-24, version 1.1* So it sometimes goes different directions then u swipe and its kinda fast so if they would fix the not going the way u swipe problem and add a select speed button it would be way better ### 1/5 — SUCKKKS *2021-12-18, version 1.1* Controls are horrible it’s boring and just not pleasing to see or play ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Try *2024-11-15* I love the snake very much. ### 5/5 — This game creator needs more of these *2023-08-04* I don’t know what everyone is on about but I think this game is perfect it doesn’t go opposite direction and you can just turn off Wi-Fi and be advert free and it’s really easy to control and there’s no annoying gimmicks like snake skins it’s just one thing and that THE snake ### 5/5 — Insane Game! *2022-12-13, version 1.1* Everyone complains about the controls but they are so simple I don’t get why people are so mad when they are so easy ### 5/5 — great app *2019-05-31, version 1.1* this app very dificult for me but this app fun and relax ### 5/5 — Love it! *2019-02-07, version 1.1* Very additive & cute game! One of my favorite games growing up so I’m glad I get a modern twist on one of my favorite games 😊 ### 4/5 — Super!! *2024-10-01* Great!! ### 4/5 — I really enjoy it and play it all the time. *2024-08-05* The game is simply amazing, with excellent sound and graphics. ### 4/5 — Ok *2023-04-22* I don’t see what people are talking about were it goes in a random detection when you klick. It looks nothing like the original snake ### 4/5 — Pretty good *2021-12-22, version 1.1* It is a great game to play. Very fun. But sometimes it goes different ways than you swipe but other than that great game to play. ### 4/5 — Fix the controls to make it better and other issues *2020-12-09* Fix the controls to make the playing a bit better and make the score larger and readable since it is very light to see. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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